基于PTS缺陷型大肠杆菌构建莽草酸生产菌

Construction of shikimic acid-producing engineered Escherichia coli strains based on ptsHIcrr mutants

摘要:

对大肠杆菌芳香族氨基酸合成途径进行代谢流改造, 以实现高效的生物制备莽草酸。以磷酸烯醇式丙酮酸-糖磷酸转移酶系统(PTS系统)敲除菌DH5α△ptsHIcrr (DHP)为基础, 特异性敲除aroL、ydiB基因并转入受阿拉伯糖诱导表达的T7-RNA聚合酶基因, 最终构建一系列产莽草酸宿主菌。再将aroE、aroB、tktA、glk、aroFfbr组成的系列基因串联起来置于质粒上, 在T7启动子控制下表达, 经摇瓶培养检测得知, 不同重组菌产莽草酸能力与对照相比均有明显提高, 其中DHPYA-T7/pAOC-TGEFB菌株产量最高, 可达到392 mg/L。为进一步构建高表达莽草酸工程菌奠定基础。

Abstract:

Metabolic engineering for aromatic amino acid biosynthesis pathway in Escherichia coli to acquire high-level biosynthesis of shikimic acid was reported. Knockout of aroL, ydiB genes and knock-in of T7-RNA-Polymerase gene which expression was controlled by L-arabinose based on the initial strain DH5α△ptsHIcrr (DHP), resulted in a series of shikimic acid-producing host strains. A series of tandem genes consisting of aroE, aroB, tktA, glk or aroFfbr were controlled by T7 promoter on plasmids were transformed into these host strains. According to the concentration of shikimic acid in shake-flask culture, all the engineered strains displayed high-potentiality compared to the control strain DHP, and the strain DHPYA-T7/pAOC-TGEFB synthesized the highest yield of 392 mg/L of shikimic acid. This study layed a strong foundation for constructing a high-level shikimic acid-producing engineered strain.